Mount Ararat with cultural tours

1st Day – Arrival in Van

Reception of participants from the airport in Van, drive to Dogubayazit, stop by beautiful Muradiye waterfalls; overnight in hotel in Dogubayazit.

2nd Day – Trekking to the first camp

We eat breakfast in hotel and than we load our all equipments to our minibus and we drive to Cevirme village or Eli village at 2200 m. There we stop and the luggages are loaded for the horses. We take our lunch-boxes and we start trekking to the 1. camp at 3350 m. Our trekking takes about 4-5 hours. In the 1. camp we drink tea and eat some sweets and we rest and wait for the dinner. Dinner in the camp. Overnight in the tents.

3rd Day – Acclimatization Day

We eat breakfast at the 1. camp. We take lunch pockets and we trek up to 3800-4100 m and we back. Our trekking takes about 4 hours. In the 1. camp we drink tea and eat some sweets and we restand wait for the dinner. Dinner in the camp. Overnight in the tents.

4th Day – Trekking to the second camp

We eat breakfast and after it we prepare our luggages and take our tents. The luggages are load for the horses. We take our lunch-boxes and we start trekking to the 2. camp at 4100 m. Our trekking takes about 4-5 hours. In the 2. camp we drink tea and eat some sweets and we rest and wait for the dinner. Dinner in the camp. Overnight in the tents.

5th Day – Trekking to summit

We wake up at 1.00 and eat something. If weather is okey we start (about 2.00 o’clock) trekking in dark to the summit. We reach the summit of Ararat (5137 m amsl) after 4-7 hours. We back to 4100 meters for little break and we eat something. After that we prepare our luggages and take our tents. The luggages are load for the horses. We go down to the 1. camp. In the 1. camp we rest and wait for the dinner. Dinner in the camp. Overnight in the tents.

6th Day – Descent from Mt.Ararat

We eat breakfast in 1. camp. Descent to Cevirme or Eli village. Drive to hotel in Dogubayazit. Overnight in hotel.

7th Day – Reserve day

This day is reserve day in the case of the bad weather in the summit day. In cas of good weather we make a cultural tour in the surroundings of Mt. Ararat (Ishak Pasha Palace, kurdish Museum).

8th Day – Akdamar island

After breakfast we go to Akdamar Island and we visit this beautiful place with old Armenian church. Overnight in hotel in Van.

9th Day – Flight home

Transfer to the airport in Van.

Dates:

17.06 – 25.06.2023 Available spots!
08.07 – 16.07.2023 Available spots!
22.07 – 30.07.2023 Confirmed date! Available spots!
05.08 – 13.08.2023 Confirmed date! Available spots!
02.09 – 10.09.2023 Available spots!

Price includes:

• local mountain guide
• permit
• transfer to the foot of Mount Ararat and back
• 3 meals per day during the trek (breakfast, light lunch, warm dinner) with drinks (no-alcohol)
• 2 nights at the hotel
• horses for luggage
• equipment: tents, crampons, mattress
• transfer from the airport in Van and back
• Akdamar island
• Ishak Pasha Palace

Extra services:

• assistance in booking additional nights in hotels
• additional organizations such as tours like: surroundings of Mt. Ararat, to the ruins of Ani, hot springs in Diyadin, Akdamar island, trek on Mt Suphan and others
• transfer from the airport in Agri, Kars, Igdir and back